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Re: Another Insult
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Mar 10 20:17:36 1994
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From: Captain Krankor <krankor@codex.prds.cdx.mot.com>
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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 18:13:30 -0700
>A friend of mine proposed this as an insult for a Klingon.
>
>reH SuvvIpqu' vavlI' vaj qanmo' Heghpu'
>
>Your father was always afraid to fight, thus he died of old age. This
>would be used similarly to "Your mother has a smooth forehead".
I've used this kind of insult before. I suggest that this may be
unduly long and wordy. I think it would be sufficient to simply say:
qanmo' Heghpu' vavlI'
The implications are obvious, at least amongst Klingons.
--Krankor
